History, Real Life, and Faith
Oswald Chambers was an eclectic book reader, in addition to being a noted teacher and writer. He loved the Bible, poetry, novels, and theology–probably in that order. His many letters and talks are littered with references to poetry and books he read. Baffled to Fight Better, the only book listing him as author that Chambers saw, took its title from…
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The concept of a modern hope chest occurred to us 20 years ago. You know what a hope chest is, don’t you? Here’s a definition: “A hope chest, also called dowry chest, cedar chest or glory box is a chest used to collect items such as clothing and household linen, by unmarried young women in anticipation of married life.” Hope chests,…
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Baffled to Fight Better, comments on the Book of Job, is one of the few books Oswald Chambers worked on in his lifetime. Even at that, Baffled to Fight Better did not appear in book form until after his death. The book was based on talks Oswald gave at Zeitoun YMCA camp in Egypt during the early months of 1917. Biddy, as…
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What motivated Job’s friends? (Was it ALL bad?)
Macy Halford on writing a memoir about My Utmost for His Highest
“Why you had your own wrinkle in time,” my friend exclaimed. I’d recounted a story in which he had given me a surprising gift We’re both fans of Madeleine L’Engle‘s Newberry award-winning novel A Wrinkle in Time, but his words caught me by surprise. I hadn’t thought of it that way before, but he was correct (you can read the story…
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